Apparel-corsets.



Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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WWII/E8858 D. KOPS.

APPAREL CORSET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2a, 1913.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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INVENTOR D. KOPS. APPAREL CORSET. APPLIOATION FILED MAY 28, 1913. 1 82 273 Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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DANIEL KOPS, or NEW "roan, N. Y.

. APPAREL-CORSETS.

Specification of letters Patent.

Patented'Dec. 23, 1913.

Application filedMay 28, 1913: Serial No 770,283.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that; I, DANIEL KoPs, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in- Apparel-Corsets, of which the following is a specification.

ltt is desirable that an apparel corset should provide a suitable support for the abdomen of the wearer, the support being produced by the front steels of the corset, which exert a pressure gradually increasing from the waist line to the lower end of the steels. To obtain a proper support for the abdomen, that is, one by which the pressure is exerted from beneath upwardly, it is necessary that the front steels of the corset conform'tothe abdomen and that the ends of the steels fit snugly to the lower portion of the abdomen. A corset construction of this kind" is not new, inasmuchasheretofore it has been used in corsets which did not extend below the hips atthe sides or below the abdomen in front. At thepresent time, however, skirts are commonly attached to corsets, and straight front effects are produced by the use of straight corset steels, in which corsets the abdominal supporting features are entirely lost, not only because of the straight front steels, but because in a sitting position-the strain on the skirts and associated parts produced by the spread of the flesh of the upper portions of the limbs forces the ends of the straight steels away from the abdomen, making it impossible for the steels to provide any support therefor, and furthermore this produces an uncomfortable pressure between the upper portions of the limbs and the adjacent portions of the abdomen when in a sitting position.

The object of my present invention is to overcome these faulty features and at the same time to provide acorset which fulfils the requirement of the prevailing fashion.

In my improved corset, I employ a front steel which is curved or bentto conform to the abdomen and is entirely free at its lower end so as to permit the front part of the corset body to conform to-and to completely cover the abdomen, providing a proper support therefor from beneath. To conform to the present fashion, I also employ in my improved corset a skirt member which at the front extends over the front portions of the corset body in order to obtain a straight front effect from the Waist line, or approximately the waist line, downwardly to the lower extremity of the member without inany manner interfering with the abdominal supportiai function of the front portion of the corset odiy proper, and these skirt members preferably extend from the front to the rear edges of the corset and at the sides and rear exert the necessary pressure uponthe limbs. to produce the desiredfigure, and

at the same time entirely confine the limbs within the confines of the corset, as will be hereinafter more particularly described.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is an elevation of a corset body half in which my present improvement-is incorporated. Fig. l is a front edge view of the corset shown in Fig. 1. Fig; 2" is asimilar view illustrating a modified form of the invention. Fig. 3 is also a similar view illustrating a further modification of theinvention. Fig. 4: is anelevation of a part-- of a corset body half, illustrating a further modification of my invention, oft-he corset as completed: Fig. 5- is a view similar to Fig. ft showing the completed corset. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 illustrating a modified form' of thecorset' shown therein, and Fig. 7' is across section taken on the line at m, Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, and particularly to Flg. 1, corsets as heretofore com- 'monly: constructed, before the various tension devices commonly employed were attached thereto, comprised a corset bodv half 10 in which there were front steels 11, backbones 12, intermediate bones 13, and lacing eyelets 14 adjacent to the rear edges of the corset. These corsets were also then provided' with a depending skirt 15, which extends from the rear edge of' the corset to a line indicated at 16, at a predetermined distance from the front'edge of the corset and running approximately parallel therewith. To that portion of the corset body,

however, as hereinbefore described, various tension devices have heretofore been employed, and the front steels have commonly been straight steels, and furthermore suitable hose supporter devices have been attached to the skirt, one of which is shown at 18 in Fig. 1. In carrying out my pres ent invention, I- employ, in addition tothese parts of the corset body half hereinbefore described, a skirt extension or member indicated at 19. This skirt extension com p'letes the continuity of the skirt 15' so that the same extends entirely from the rear edge of the corset to the front edge thereof, and, as indicated in Fig. 2, is preferably connected to the front edge 16 of the skirt 15 along a line of sewing 20, and at its upper edge to the lower portion of the corset body half along a line of sewing 21, which is made at a predetermined angle to the front edge of the corset body half and ata substantial distance above the lower front edge of the corset body. In this form of corset, the front steels l1 employed are curved at their lower ends to conform to the contour of the abdomen and to act with the lower portion of the corset body half in the front to support the abdomen of the wearer, exerting the necessary pressure from beneath upwardly for-this purpose. It will be noted from Fig. 1 that a portion of the skirt extension 19 lies over a portion of the lower part of the corset body half in front, forming a pocket 22 (see Figs. 1 and 7) therewith, and that the lower end of the corset steel is entirely free, not being connected in any manner with the skirt extension 19.

eferring to Fig. 2, it will be seen that I may employ a plurality of tension straps, indicated at 23, 24, 25 and 26. These tension I straps are preferably secured at one end to the corset body half along the same line at which the skirt extension 19 is secured thereto, being suitably spaced apart. ,The opposite ends of these tension straps are brought together so that the straps themselves converge to their free ends, which are suitably secured together by a line of sewing 27 or otherwise, and are provided with eyelets 28, any one of which is'adapted to engage a stud 29 fixed-in the lower portion of the corset steel 11, these tension straps being employed, when necessary, to assist the corset steel and the adjacent portion of the corset body in properly supporting, the abdomen. These tension straps lie within the said pocket formed b the lower front portion of the corset bo y and the overlying skirt extension 19. It will be understood that within this pocket, I may also employ, with or without these tension straps, a suitable compress adjustable to position to exert the desired pressure against a predetermined portion of the body of the wearer of a corset, and which compress, when so employed, is entirely concealed by the skirt extension 19. The skirt extension 19 may be provided with suitable hose supporters connected to and extending therefrom, one of which is indicated at 30, and shown as attached to the lower edge adjacent the front of the skirt extension.

Referring to Fig. 3, it will. be seen that in the skirt extension 19 I may employ an elastic fabric insert 31, to assist in providing the required pressure by the skirts against the upper portion of the limbs to produce the desired figure.

Referring to Fig. 4,, it will be seen that the front vertical line 32' of the skirt proper may be brought appreciably nearer the front edge of the corset. In this form of the invention the lower portion of the corset steel is also curved inwardly to conform to the abdomen and the lower free end of the corset body below the steel may be provided corset, so that a portion of the skirt extension 35 overlies a portion 38 of the lower front part of the corset body, forming a pocket therewith as hereinbefore described in the otherforms of the invention.

Referring to Fig. 6, it will be seen that in the form of the invention shown in Fig. 5, I may also employ a section of elastic or other yielding fabric, indicated at 39, and secured at one edge along the lower inner side of the front steel and at the opposite edge along the line 40 adjacentto the bones 41. This yielding fabric sectlon 39 exerts a tension on the lower portions of the steels and the lower part 38 ofthe corset body, which, as it will be understood, are adapted to conform to the contour of the abdomen and are independent of the overlying skirt extension 35, and hence are not influenced by the same in any manner whatsoever, the relationship of the parts being otherwise the same as those hereinbefore described in connection with the forms of the invention shown in Figs. 1, 2 and3. Furthermore, it will be understood that other obvious constructions may be employed in which the lower portion of the corset body, at the front, acts as a support for the abdomen, and in whichthere is an overlying and depending skirt extension,

which in a way influences .the action of the I abdominal supporting features,

It will be understood that the skirt member or extension, indicated at 19, may

without departing from the nature of my inventlon.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an apparel corset, a corset body half, a member extending at least to the lower front edge of the corset body half, permanently secured at its upper edge to the corset body half on a line'at a substantial distance above the lower front edge thereof,

and also connected at one side edge on a line extending from the lower front edge of the corset body half 'to a point of intersection with the aforesaid line, and free from attachment to the corset body half from the front medial line to the said side edge, and from the lower edge of the corset to the said upper edge, whereby compressing means may be located in the pocket formed between the said member and the adjacent portion of the corset body half, and a tension device applied to the lower free end of the said member independently of the lower front portion of the corset body half.

2. In an apparel corset, a corset body half having a skirt extending from the rear edge forwardly thereof, and a member permanently secured at its upper edge to the corset body half on a line at a substantial distance above the lower front edge of the corset and also along one side edge from the lower edge of the corset upwardly and free from attachment to the corset body from the front medial line to the said side edge and from the lower edge of the corset to the said upper edge, whereby compressing means may be located between the said member and the adjacent part of the corset body.

In an apparel corset, a corset body half, a member permanently secured at its upper edge to the corset body half on a line at a substantial distance above the lower front edge of the corset and also along one side edge from the lower edge of the corset upwardly and free from attachment to the corset from the front medial line to the said side edge and from the lower edge of the corset to the said upper edge, and a tension device located between the lower front portion of the corset body and the adjacent portion of the said member and entirely concealed by the latter.

4. In an apparel c01set,a corset body half, a member permanently secured at its upper edge to the corset'body half on a line at a substantial distance above the lower 'front edge of the corset and also along one side edge from the lower edge of the corset upwardly and free from attachment to the corset from the front medial i line to the said side edge and from the lower lower front portion of the corset and the adjacent portion of the said member.

5. In an apparel corset, a body section with its lower front portion inwardly curved to serve as an abdominal support, a skirt member overlying the inwardly curved portion and unattached thereto from a permanent line of connection located a substantial distance above the free lower edge of the curved portion and extending rearwardly from the front medial line of the corset, a depending skirt forming a continuation of the said skirt member which together extend from the front to the rear medial lines thereof, whereby the said skirt member is adapted to have downward tension applied thereto substantially in line with the front medial portion of the corset without disturbing the normal condition of the said inwardly curved portion.

6. In an apparel corset, a corset body half provided with a front steel inwardlycurved at its lower end, a depending skirt extending below the lower edge of the corset body half, a skirt member forming a continuation of the said depending skirt and completing the continuity thereof from the rear'to the front medial line of the corset body half, the said skirt member overlying the curved portion of the steel and the adjacent parts of the corset body half and being secured-thereto at its upper edge on a line a substantial distance above the lower edge of the said steel and corset body half and also along one side edge and unattached to the corset body half from the front medial line to-the said side edge and from the lower edge of the corset to the said upper edge, whereby downward tension may be applied to the said skirt member in line with the steel without affecting the normal position of the inwardly curved lower end of the steel.

7. In an apparel corset, a corset body half provided with a front steel curved at its lower portion, a depending skirt extending below the lower edge of the corset, a skirt member completing the continuity of the said depending skirt from the rear to the front medial line of the corset body half, the said skirt member overlying the'curved portion of the steel and the adjacent parts of -the corset body half and secured thereto at its upper edge on a line a substantial distance above the lower edge of the steel and the corset body half, and also along one side edge from thelower edge of the corset body half upwardly, thesaid skirt member being free from attachment to the corset body half from the front medial line to the said side edge and from the lower edge of the corset to the said upper edge, a tension device lying between the lower front portion of the corset body half and the adjacent overlying por-. tion of the said skirt member, and a hose supporter device attached to and extending from the lower edge of the said skirt member.

8. In an apparel corset, a corset body half provided with a front steel curved at its lower portion, a depending skirt extending below the lower edge of the corset, a skirt member completing the continuity of the said depending skirt from the rear to the front medial line of the corset body half, the said skirt member overlying the curved portion of the steel and the adjacent parts of the corset body half and secured thereto at its upper edge on a line a substantial distance above the lower edge of the steel and the corset body half and also along one side edge from the lower edge of the corset body half upwardly, the said skirt member being unattached to the corset body half from the front medial line to the said side edge and from the lower edge of the corset body half to the said upper edge, a plurality of tension straps lying between the lower front portion of the corset body half and the adjacent overlying skirt member and adjustable to position therein, and a hose supporter device secured to and extending from the lower edge of the said skirt member.

Signed by me this 26th day of May, 1913.

, DANIEL KOPS. Witnesses:

BERTHA M. ALLEN, J. B. LE Emma. 

